Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 1439 | 318 | 427 | 441 | 427 | 371 | 350 | 711 | 778 | 636 | 721 | 1471 | 784 | 651 | 642 | 514 | 482 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:52PM2.00m | 6:17AM1.90m | 6:43PM1.91m | 7:10AM1.84m | 7:35PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.09m | 12:34PM0.11m | 1:03AM0.15m | 1:27PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 126 | 140 | 129 | 141 | 123 | 339 | 344 | 711 | 778 | 636 | 206 | 948 | 784 | 651 | 642 | 514 | 482 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 367 | 17 | 17 | 427 | 441 | 17 | 125 | 131 | 117 | 117 | 103 | 721 | 206 | 147 | 143 | 113 | 117 | 107 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 68 | 184 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 78 | 98 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 125 | 120 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 1439 | 318 | 272 | 247 | 427 | 371 | 350 | 336 | 336 | 325 | 92 | 1471 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 669 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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